Voter Apathy in East Side Poverty Board Election
In a New York East Side anti poverty district, only 3,000 of 150,000 eligible voters turned out for 40 representatives overseeing projects and funds. The piece questions the value of the poverty program and notes the involvement of Alfred E. Smith Irving Berlin and other notable figures as it critiques political gimmickry and perceptions of poverty.
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Lower East Side
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Irving Berlin
College For All Drives Higher Education Expansion
Demand for higher education outstrips facilities as state universities plan to double enrollment in ten years. Private colleges resist rapid growth due to cost, leaving public institutions to bear the tax burden. State tuitions run 1200 to 1400 dollars yearly versus private 2700 to 3000 dollars. Public sentiment favors expansion, with billions to be spent on new buildings under wartime demand and a national push for accessible higher education.
Times Square antiwar protesters clash with youth in rain
A dozen young demonstrators in Times Square chant for peace during rush hour as Al, a 30 year old leader, hands out leaflets and argues with a young Vietnam veteran. The crowd disperses briefly after a tense exchange, then resumes a circling march toward Broadway amid worsening rain and traffic.
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New York
NEA
Times Square
LBJ
Viet Nam
O.K
Broadway
Philadelphia
Flags for a hero marked homecoming in Flatbush
When Lance Corporal William Reilly's body returned from Vietnam for burial, more than 500 Flatbush houses flew half mast flags in spontaneous tribute to the Marine. Neighbors expressed deep respect for their war dead.
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Wiliam Reilly
Vietnam
Flatbush
Brooklyn
The Poor Man's Philosopher Hal Boyle on Henry Hite
Henry Hite, tall traveling spokesman for a meat packing firm, travels with twin beds end to end in hotels to amuse clerks. He recalls family size, growth, and a pituitary operation option refused, plus humor about his height and sports feats in Atlanta.
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Boston
Henry Hite
Thte
Hite
Wilson
Chicago
Maria Bertoli
Henry Mullins
Atlanta
Tin
Hood College Graduation Ceremonies Planned Today
Fifty years ago the News-Post notes Hood College will graduate twelve seniors and award certificates to fourteen others in ceremonies today. Four Frederick girls are among the graduates. The item also covers local politics with Republicans winning four of five alderman seats, Mayor Fraley’s re-election, and a close city registrar race. President Wilson urged prepaidness as a national duty in response to Hughes's campaign remarks.
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Hood College
Frederick
Lewis H. Fraley
Aubrey A. Nicodemus
Clifford H. Dull
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Veterans back Markey for Senate nomination petition
Frederick County veterans circulate a petition backing Brig. Gen. D. Joan Markey of Walkersville for the Republican nomination for the Senate. The group has gathered 1,382 signatures. The last aldermen meeting led by retiring Mayor Hough V. Gittinger will occur today. Incoming Mayor Lloyd C. Culler notes a brief installation Monday. The Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church opens its annual meeting at Hood College and plans to praise wartime foreign missions.
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Frederick County
D. Joan Markey
Walkersville
Senate
Board of of Aldermen
Hough V. Gittinger
Lloyd C. Culler
Potomac Synod OF the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hood College
Rhodesia seeks U S lecture tour clash over access
Rhodesia presses for public case in the United States while the U S government blocks Rhodesian officials from touring to present their view. Rhodesian letters to an American editor reveal U S resistance to cabinet members or Rhodesian representatives lecturing in America. The dispute echoes broader calls for reciprocal action in diplomatic exchange and access to speak before the American public.
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Washington
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
South Africa
Mr. Anderson
Ministry of
Britain
Rhodesia
Kennedy
United Nations
Security Council
Bobby Kennedy
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